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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO
[Item 1 - Call to order]
CITY COMMISSION MEETING.THIS TIME AS WE TODAY WITH GRATITUDE, THERE IS DIVISION IN YOUR TO BRING UNDERSTANDING AND PRAYING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CHOICES.
[Item 2 - Conflict of Interest]
LAW, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, A COMMISSION MEMBER OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AGENDA ITEM, PARTICIPATE, DISCUSSION NOR VOTE ON AGENDA.[Item 3 - Announcements]
WITH RESPECT ON THIS AGENDA.THE CITY COMMISSION MAY REPORT THE FINDINGS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, INCLUDING ANNOUNCING COMMUNITY EVENTS, ANNOUNCING EMPLOY COMMUNITY RECOGNITIONS ITEMS, MAYORS ANNOUNCEMENTS TO, SO YES, UM, IT IS OCTOBER.
SO OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
AND WE JUST WANNA REMIND THE EVERYONE, THE OF AND OF THAT I ATTEND, UH, THIS WEEKEND AND ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE, THE CITY OF CAR, THOSE AND AMAZING FOUNDATION HERE, THE RIO GRAND VALLEY SPECIFIC FOR LATINAS AND FOR LATINAS TO GET MORE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION IN, IN REGARDS HOW TO DO GENETIC TESTING.
AND THIS IS NOT JUST FOR BREAST CANCER CANCER THAT WE LOOK INTO THAT, UM, FOUNDATION AND SEE HOW YOU CAN GIVE ASSISTANCE, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH DONATIONS OR THROUGH, UM, VOLUNTEERING IN ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THIS WONDERFUL CAUSE.
VERY, UM, JUST PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE COMMUNITY, MAKING SURE THAT YOU ARE FOCUSED ON WHAT IMPORTANT THAT IS.
OUR, OUR FAMILY AND EVERYONE'S WELLBEING.
AND SO JUST OUT THAT WONDERFUL EVENT.
IN ADDITION THERE SO MANY THINGS GOING ON, UH, SINCE WE HAD OUR LAST MEETING, I JUST A MOMENT DEPARTMENT PUTTING TOGETHER THE, UM, I ALWAYS SAY IT THE WRONG WAY.
DOWN, DOWN, SHOW DOWN, SHOW DOWN AT YOUR, WHERE WE HAVE COME FROM ALL OVER.
UM, I KNOW THAT WE HAD SOME FROM OREGON.
WE HAD, I TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH, CITY, TEXAS AND DAVID HERE ALSO IN THE CITY OF STAYING IN OUR HOTEL, UM, EATING THE WONDERFUL FOOD THAT WE HAVE HERE AND EVENT PUT GRATITUDE TO AND ALSO TO HIGH SCHOOL.
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LIEUTENANT VOTING MOST IMPORTANT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DON'T PASS BY.I ALSO WANNA, THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.
UH, I REALLY LOVE THE WAY HE SET IT UP.
SO I WANT DAVID FOR THE UT GAME UP AND RUNNING, UH, HOPEFUL NEXT SPRING.
UH, SO THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE FOOTBALL.
I'M GONNA SAY THEY UNTIL CERTAIN GUYS, SO I COINCIDENCE.
BUT, UH, THIS SEASON, THANK YOU.
IN ADDITION, JUST A SHOUT OUT TO THE, I THINK DISTRICT TWO NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH FOR PUTTING ON THEIR, THE DISTRICT TWO NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.
THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB EVERY YEAR, REALLY.
THEY, ONE THIS TIME OF YEAR DO EVENT FOR KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL.
I DO WANNA THANK THE DISTRICT ALL THEIR HARD WORK.
[Item 4 - Proclamation/Presentation of Awards]
PRESENTATION, HAVE ADOPTION COORDINATOR.BUT TONIGHT WE CAME MEETING NIGHTS.
WE HAD AJ WHO WAS ALSO ADOPTION COORDINATOR WITH US AND THE PET THAT HE BROUGHT WITH HIM IS FRANKLIN.
WE BELIEVE HE'S GOT SOME BEAGLE IN HIM AND QUITE A OTHER THINGS.
HE'S VERY FRIENDLY, SHE'S VERY FRIENDLY.
HE DECIDED THAT HE WANTED TO GO TO THE LIBRARY AND HE WAS GONNA LEARN TO READ.
UM, BUT WE PICKED HIM UP AND WE'VE TAKEN HIM IN AND, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR HIS FOREVER HOME FOR HIM.
AND SO LIKE TO READ TO HIM, UM, ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ANIMALS AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS WELCOME TO GO BY AND VISIT ANY AND ALL OF THE ANIMALS AT OR GIVE THEM A CALL 50, IS THAT THE ONE? THE LAST MEETING IS HIS FOSTER.
SO HE'S, THEY'RE KIND OF EVALUATING HOW HE GETS ALONG IN THEIR HOME, HOW EVERYTHING GOES TOGETHER.
UM, SO WE'VE HAVE MULTIPLE DOGS OUT THERE, UM, READY FOR AN OPTION, READY FOR A HOME AND WELCOME EVERYBODY TO COME BY AND VISIT WITH THEM.
[Item 5 - Citizen Communication]
THIS TIME.THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE CITY COMMISSION AND SPEAK ON ANY MATTER, NOT SPECIFIC, DIFFERENT.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CITY COMMISSION MEMBERS MAY NOT RESPOND MR
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7 0 6 DRIVE.SO BASICALLY I'LL TRY TO BE AS AS POSSIBLE.
SO IT'S UH, ELECTION TIME, TIME TO POSSIBLY NEW LEADERS STILL GOING.
KEY THING IS TO JUST REMEMBER WHY OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.
UM, FOR POPUL IN GENERAL AND PARTS OURSELVES.
IT'S JUST HUMAN NATURE AND STUFF.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A COMMITMENT TO THE CITIZENS OF ORIGIN AND THE TRUST OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT DO THE RIGHT THINGS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS, OFTEN WE MAY LOSE SIGHT OF THAT.
AND I REPERCU THAT'S JUST FACTS NOT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
UM, WITH ALEXIS COMING UP AROUND CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS THAT AND, UH, LOSE TRACK OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND ACCOMPLISH, BE FINE WHEN WE DECIDED THAT.
AND SO, UM, HOPEFULLY IT'S THE BEST OF MOVING FORWARD.
WHOLE CITY OF WHICH I THINK IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE SAN ANTONIO.
SO WITH THAT GARCIA TO REIMBURSE THE, HE COVERED FOR THE, WHICH DESPITE OVER THIS RESPONSE, NOTHING WRONG HIM, THAT EVERYTHING THE FOLLOWING DAY WE THAT, THAT WE PERMITTED REFUSED TO LEAVE.
WHO CONFIRMED THAT FROM THE PARKING WHILE APRIL UNDERST FIELD, LEO, WITH SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ ALSO INFORMED LEO THAT ABEL AS ALTHOUGH THE CHILDREN WE COMMUNICATED TO MR. SANCHEZ THREATEN ABOUT 30 MINUTES, ABEL HAD GONE HIS HEAD AND WOULD SHOW UP DESPITE THIS, WE STILL INTEND, MEANWHILE, WE
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WERE TRYING TO CHILDREN LEO, WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT MR. SANCHEZ GARCIA, HONOR GARCIA JOIN.I LEARNED THAT WE CLAIMED THAT THE WAS DIRECTED BY MR, THE DIRECTOR OF TEXAS COURT, PROHIBITING MYSELF FROM THE SITUATION EXPLAINING THAT THE WAS RECORD BY MR. SAN SAN TO A REGARDING RULES REQUEST ON OCTOBER 3RD, THEY HAVE A MEETING TO ADDRESS CHANGES, WHICH HE INFORMED PARENTS THAT BILL ON THE DAY.
ARE YOU ALMOST DONE? ALMOST DONE.
UM, UH, ON THE DAY RAISES QUESTION ABOUT WHY PROVIDING IT, I'M SORRY,
[Item 6 - Approval of Minutes]
[Item 7 - Consent Agenda]
AGENDA, NO DISCUSSION ON ANY OF ITEMS. THE REQUEST, YES, YOU CAN APPROVE THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED NOISE IN LOCATION, UH, 1400 BLOCKS OAK DRIVE, 35 BLOCK WEST LAND NORTH SOUTH.I WANTED TO SOUTH PALM BETWEEN ROAD AND HICK
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CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO APPROVE FIRE SERVICE AGREEMENT.COUNTY EMERGENCY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, NEVADA FISCAL 2024.
[Item 8 - Staff Reports]
PERMISSION INFORMATION.HOWEVER, ANYBODY LISTED IN THIS SECTION REQUEST THE REQUEST CITY
[Item 9 - Public Hearings]
ITEM NINE, PUBLIC HEARINGS.AT THIS TIME, THE MAYOR WILL INVITE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE PLEASE YOUR COMMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEARING MORE THAN ONE PUBLIC HEARING BEING HELD.
YOU'LL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK YOU NO HEARING, YOU'LL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES FOR AND SOUTH TEXAS NONPROFIT BASED.
UM, OUR ORGANIZATION'S BEEN AROUND FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS NOW AND I'VE BEEN ESSENTIALLY ANXIOUSLY LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR FIRST DEVELOPMENT OF GY.
UM, AND SO OBVIOUSLY WITH THAT, UM, SAY PENNY OF 10, UM, THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENT, I, ONE OF OUR STAFF PERSONS, UM, CALCULATE THE FEE 50 IT'S TODAY.
UM, OR FIRST THE UM, FOR EVERY $500 COST ADDED TO FAMILY WOULD EARN AN ADDITIONAL THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR HOMES USING STANDARD, UM, QUALIFYING THAT'S, THAT'S DONE IN THE MARKET.
UM, SO WITH THAT, AT THE CURRENT ESTIMATES FOR SUBDIVISION EIGHT PER YEAR, IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR ANOTHER WAY THAT ANOTHER WAY A TYPICAL
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FAMILY OF TWO, MAYBE HUSBAND AND WIFE, TWO WAGE EARNERS IN THE FAMILY, UM, FAMILY, THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS.SO PENNY THAT WE CAN SAY IN THAT DOESN'T BENEFIT BENEFIT ME, BENEFIT ORGANIZATION BE UP TO AVERAGE.
THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS WOULD BE 40, UM, AND CRISIS A LOT, WHICH IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OBVIOUSLY KEEP IT UNDER, YEAH, SO THERE, UH,
SO WE'RE ABLE TO CONTROL THE COST A LITTLE BIT JUST DEPENDING ON THE MATERIAL.
SO THE GOOD THING ABOUT WE HAVE VERTICALLY INTEGRATED WHOLE HOME BUYING PROCESS.
SO WE'RE THE, AS WELL UTILIZING OUR OWN.
SO, UM, WHILE WE ARE STILL REQUIRED, WE DON'T, WE LOOK AT THE CREDIT REPORT, WHICH IS THE WAY IT USED TO BE IN THE
UM, SO WE MAKE IT OPEN THAT IS AVAILABLE, UM, TO GET MORTGAGE AND, AND PARTICULARLY VETERANS.
VETERANS AND SINGLE PARENTS ARE.
AND THAT IT'S EASY TO BUILD A HOUSE AND EASY TO MAKE A LOAN.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IS WE REQUIRE ALL OF OUR HOMEOWNERS GO THROUGH EIGHT HOUR EVERY HOMEOWNER TO SIT THROUGH EIGHT, WALKED OUT BUDGET, UM, WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO DO BASIC HOME REPAIR.
SO THEY SEND MONEY TO DO THOSE THINGS AND HOW TO START, WE ALL KNOW WHY.
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AND AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN GROUND FOR NEARLY YEARS AND WE PROBABLY HAVE HAD ON THOSE ARE CITY COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS, CONSIDER ANY ACTION NECESSARY INCLUDING THE[Item 10a - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption in a General Retail (" GR") District, located at 1826 W. Tyler Avenue , bearing a legal description of Lot 1, Block 1, Storm Subdivision. App li cant: Tim llaoa c/o ?-Eleven Inc.]
CON DISTRICT LOCATED AT ORDINANCE, THE LOCATED SUBDIVISION.[Item 10b - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to a ll ow the sale of alcoholic beverages fo r on-premise consumpti on in a General Retail (" GR ") District, located at 18 37 Stuart Place Road , bearing a legal description of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1 North Star Business Center Subdivision . Applicant: Tim llaoa c/o 7- Eleven Inc.]
CONSIDERATION TO SEVEN LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF BLOCK ONE NORTH STAR CENTER SUBDIVISION CONSUMPTION LOCATED AT A[Item 10c - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading amending the City of Harlingen Code of Ord inances, Chapter 109, Subdivisions, Article VII , Cost Participation, Section 109-193(5), Park Land Dedication , Exemption , to add a provision which exempts non- profits that focus on affordable housing from paying park fees. Applicant: City of Harlingen.]
SEEK CONSIDERATION, POSSIBLE ACTION TO AMEN PROVISION PARTICIPATION SECTION PARKLAND DEDICATION, EXEMPTION PROVISION, WHICH HOUSING MOTION[Item 10d - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on second and final reading for a Special Use Permit ("SUP") to allow a battery storage energy facility in a General Retail ("GR ") District located along the north side of East Harrison Avenue, approximately 485 feet east of Loop 499, bearing a legal description of 2.00 acres ou t of the west 6.88 acres, Block 49 , Pa lmetal Company Subdiv ision . Applicant: Christopher Rose on behalf of Aggreko Energy Transition Solutions.]
CONSIDERATION DISTRICT LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE EAST HARRISON AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY EAST NINE BEARING[00:35:01]
OF WEST.I GOT AN EMAIL FROM A, FROM A CITIZEN CONCERNING THIS PARTICULAR, UH, THE SITUATION.
IT WAS A, IT WAS A FIRE THAT BURNED FOR DEAD WHEAT THAT AFFECTED SAN DIEGO.
THE PROJECTS, RULES, REGULATIONS ARE IN DID FIND ARTICLE YOU'RE REFERRING TO.
I AGREE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRE CHIEF LOOKS IN THIS AND MOTION TO APPROVE SOMETHING TO THE CHIEF.
[Item 10e - Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance on first reading for the adopti on of the 2024 International Codes and the 2023 National Electrical Codes. Applicant: City of Harlingen.]
CONSIDERATION.ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE, INTERFACE CODE, INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION CODE, INTERNATIONAL CODE, INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, GAS MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE.
[Item 10h - Presentation by Maricela Alvarado and Adrian Galvan and consideration to purchase challenge coin to present to City Veteran Employees ]
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I THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING WONDERFUL UP THERE AND WE LOVE THE PHOTOS.YOU GUYS, I'M READY TO APPROVE YOU GUYS.
I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR, YOUR COME ON DOWN CONSIDERATION TO PURCHASE POINT TO PRESENT TO CITY VETERAN EMPLOYEES, UM, MAYOR AND UH, PROMOTE, YOU KNOW, THE, I'D RATHER GET THAT.
UM, WE ACTUALLY, WE REACHED OUT, THAT'S WHAT, ONE SIDE AND THEN THAT'S THE OTHER.
SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY AND OUR RECOMMENDATION,
[Item 10f - Consideration and possible action to approve the surveys fo r the Comprehensive Parks and Downtown Master Plans.]
ANY CONSIDERATION.[00:45:32]
MY BIGGEST CONCERN WAS THE[Item 10g - Consideration and possible action to approve the Harlingen Animal Shelter to close on Sundays to the pub li c. ]
ON SUNDAYS TO THE PUBLIC MOTION, SAY[Item 10i - Consideration of a discussion regarding the possible future adoption of a zoni ng ordinance amendment that would establish a min imum 2-mile distance requirement for proposed new car washes from existing car washes due to drought conditions. Applicant: City of Harlingen.]
CONSIDERATION REQUIREMENT FOR, SO THERE'S PACKET IS THE RIGHT TRACK AND REALIZING THAT WE HAVE HAVE SOME KIND CONTROL, UM, OVER THE CAR WASHES AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, NOW RESERVOIR.SO I THINK THIS COULD BE DECISION FOR US TO MAKE RECYCLING.
SO I WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION, SO GIVEN THAT IS
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WILL STILL BE, I KNOW ALSO WE'VE GOT A FEW CITIES AND SO I THINK THAT THE, THAT VOLUNTARY PROCESS AND ALL THE ISSUES THAT I HEAR ABOUT THIS, THIS IS THE ONLY ISSUE, ALL HONESTY THAT ACTUALLY COMES UP AGAIN AND ONLINE.PEOPLE TO, YOU KNOW, COME INTO A PUBLIC HEARING, UM, VOICE THEIR MEETINGS.
AND THE THING IS, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED TO, UM, ADVERTISE, LET PEOPLE KNOW, HEY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A HEARING, UM, VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT THE CAR, WAS WE FEEDBACK? UM, AND I WORTH REGARDING WHETHER CORRECT, YES,
[Item 10j - Consideration and possible action to allocate $1,000,000 from the HOT Fund Balance for the Casa Del Sol Renovati on Project. ]
CONSIDER ACTION TO ALLOCATE[00:55:02]
A MOTION AND YOU[01:00:24]
NO, BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL THAT PRESENTATION, THAT IS EVENTUALLY HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE BEFORE.MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE, UM, I MEAN I I MEAN RIGHT NOW BASED ON THE, THE CITY HAS THAT WOULD BE A GOOD USE OF MONEY.
ANDES REQUIRE THE ANSWER IS FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
WHAT? THERE'S NOT A TIME AND THE CONVERSATION, BUT I WANNA SAY THAT WAS THREE YEARS IT THAT INVESTMENT, NOT YOU HAVE.
MY THING IS UM, AND, AND I AGREE THAT THIS IS ONE THE OF THOSE PLACES THAT, BUT AT THERE'S STORE THAT ARE GONNA SPECIFICALLY MAKE UP BUT EXPENSIVE.
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RIGHT OR WRONG, THAT'S YOU IF YOU THIS MONEY THREE, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YEAH, GOOD.WE THAT'S WE SO PLAN BIG PICTURE MILLION, MILLION DOLLARS FROM IF OR HAVE TO TAKE 3 MILLION FROM A GENERAL CONTEXT WE COULD POTENTIALLY GO TO MONEY.
BUT THEN THE OTHER THING IS IF YOU GUYS INFORMATION THAT ONE YEAR, NINE MONTHS TO ONE YEAR QUESTION IS TO GET IT TO, WE COULD ADD IT TO A TEXAS A HERITAGE TRAIL, WHICH HERITAGE VIRGINIA TO GO SEE GEORGE WASHINGTON'S HOUSE, SPEND 60% MORE THAN A PERSON GO UP
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JUST TO GET IT ON AS BEST AS POSSIBLE[Item 11 - Board Appointments]
ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER DAVIS GARZA TO ANIMAL SHELTER, ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISOR.[01:15:08]
SO THE CRITERIA, AND THIS IS FROM UP SAFETY CODE SECTION B, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MUST ONE COUNTY MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL.I HAVE ONE PERSON WHOSE DUTIES INCLUDE THE OF, ACTUALLY THAT'S ONE REPRESENTATIVE AM OFFICIAL.
TECHNICALLY SHANNON FITS THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL ONE PERSON AND ANY OTHER.